diff --git a/boards/telosb/Makefile.include b/boards/telosb/Makefile.include
index af5153818e..7e4af16233 100644
--- a/boards/telosb/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/telosb/Makefile.include
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export SIZE = $(PREFIX)size
 export OBJCOPY = $(PREFIX)objcopy
 export LINKFLAGS = -mmcu=$(MCU) -lgcc $(BINDIR)msp430_common/startup.o
 export TERMPROG = $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/pyterm/pyterm
-export FLASHER = goodfet.bsl
+export FLASHER = $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/goodfet/goodfet.bsl
 ifeq ($(strip $(PORT)),)
     export PORT = /dev/ttyUSB0
 endif
diff --git a/boards/z1/Makefile.include b/boards/z1/Makefile.include
index f2ed73a405..32012dd0f1 100644
--- a/boards/z1/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/z1/Makefile.include
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export SIZE = $(PREFIX)size
 export OBJCOPY = $(PREFIX)objcopy
 export LINKFLAGS = -mmcu=$(MCU) -lgcc $(BINDIR)msp430_common/startup.o
 export TERMPROG = $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/pyterm/pyterm
-export FLASHER = goodfet.bsl
+export FLASHER = $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/goodfet/goodfet.bsl
 ifeq ($(strip $(PORT)),)
     export PORT = /dev/ttyUSB0
 endif
@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@ ifneq (,$(filter defaulttransceiver,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 export UNDEF += $(BINDIR)msp430_common/startup.o
-